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Aereo v. Aereokiller: New York and California District Courts disagree on what constitutes a public performance under the Copyright Act
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- March 12 2013
Technology continues to evolve at an ever increasing pace, often leaving in its wake lawsuits that require the application of laws enacted before the
ABC v. Aereo, Inc.: When is internet distribution a "public performance" under copyright law?
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- USA
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- July 26 2012
On July 11, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied the request of broadcasters and content owners to issue a preliminary injunction requiring Aereo to immediately stop providing its subscribers with access to copyrighted content over the Internet
Very non-garden-variety case: landscaper artist’s "rights of integrity" not violated by city trimming his garden
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- USA
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- April 14 2011
Nothing is coming up roses for Chapman Kelley, the artist responsible for creating an acclaimed showpiece garden in Chicago’s Grant Park
Dead or alive: U.S. high court agrees to hear free speech challenge against foreign copyrights "restored" from the public domain by international treaty
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- April 14 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear a constitutional challenge from orchestra conductors, educators, performers, publishers, archivists, and distributors, who use and rely on works that are in the public domain, against the restoration of U.S. copyright protection for certain foreign works as a result of international agreements entered into over 15 years ago
South Park's parody of a viral video is fair use
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- July 20 2012
Despite finding that the producers of the famous South Park animated television series took the "heart" of a famous Internet video, a United States Court of Appeals held that South Park’s parody was protected as a fair use and that the district court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s copyright claim without allowing the chance to take discovery
The fight for Peter and the Wolf: U.S. Supreme Court upholds the removal of masterpieces from the public domain
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- January 27 2012
In a 6-2 vote, the United States Supreme Court upheld a sweeping congressional amendment to the U.S. Copyright Act that "restored" copyright in works including some of the world’s most beloved masterpieces
Hopping mad: FoxDish dispute asks Ninth Circuit what is a permissible copy under Copyright Act
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- January 7 2013
In March 2012, Dish Network (Dish) made its "PrimeTime Anytime" (PTAT) feature available to subscribers with a "Hopper" set-top box. Once activated by the
Star Wars Stormtrooper helmets English floodgates open to cross-border IP litigation...?
- Hogan Lovells
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- United Kingdom, USA
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- October 25 2011
The UK's highest court of appeal, the Supreme Court, decided that Lucasfilm's UK copyright was not infringed by the manufacture and sale of replica Star Wars Stormtrooper helmets in the UK
Evaluating copyright fair use continues to be complex
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- October 25 2012
Many recent decisions have touched on the copyright fair use doctrine
Inspiration, imitation or illegal misappropriation? Courts reject artists’ taking others’ photographs as source material for new works
- Hogan Lovells
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- USA
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- July 21 2011
In two decisions issued within the past few months one in New York and one in California artists engaged in “appropriation art” were held to have violated the U.S. Copyright Act by incorporating others’ copyrighted photographs into their own artworks
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